VIP Class Notes (Nick)

Homework

Read the next page (18) and answer the questions on page 19.

Write a paragraph comparing the new essay to the essays on pages 14 and 16. Make sure to have a topic sentence, three body paragraphs, and a concluding sentence.

Next Class Focus

Begin from Activity 18 on verbs in the “Great Writing” book, taking up where we left off. Then, move on to concluding sentences.

Needs more review

An essay begins with a title. The title tells us what the essay will be about.

A paragraph is a part of an essay that explains one idea.

Each paragraph begins with a topic sentence that tells us which idea the paragraph will explain.

The body of a paragraph is the supporting sentences that explain the idea.

Vocabulary

Code – a way of speaking or writing that only a few people know
e.g. We are using a code to protect important information.

Native American Reservation – a place where Native Americans live, outside of the control of the US government

Marines – 海军陆战队

General – 将军

Predator – an animal that eats other animals
e.g. Tiger, shark, lion, lizard, owl, wolf
Prey – an animal that gets eaten; an animal that predators eat
e.g. Mouse, deer, rabbit
Bird of Prey – a bird that eats other animals
e.g. Owl, hawk, eagle
e.g. A peacock eats all kinds of things. So is it a predator or prey?
Well, a peacock to a frog is a predator; a peacock to a lion is prey!

Omnivore – can eat both vegetables and meat
Herbivore – eats (only) vegetables
Carnivore – eats (only) meat

Zone – an area which is clearly defined
e.g. In American football, the end-zone is where you have to get the ball to score six points.
Touchdown – when you get the ball into the endzone in American football and score six points, this is called a touchdown.

See the source image
(The blue area that says “BILLS” is the endzone.)

Chili Pepper – a spicy vegetable used especially in Thailand, India, Mexico, Sichuan, etc. (In the US, we usually just call these “peppers.”)
Chili – a dish that Americans really like to eat, especially when it is cold. It is made with tomatoes, beef, pepper, onion, garlic, beans, cheese, etc. (Check page 54 of your book.)
It’s sort of a mix between pasta sauce and a soup. We often eat it with pasta or crackers.
Image result for chili

Sneeze – when air comes quickly out of your nose and mouth (achoo! 哈啾! 阿嚏!)
e.g. If you get black pepper in your nose, it will make you sneeze.

Sprinkle – to take something small, like a powder, and put it gently all over something 洒
e.g. You can sprinkle some salt on your fries, if you would like.

Celsius / Fahrenheit – two different ways to measure the temperature
e.g. C° and F°
e.g. Water freezes at 0°C and 32°F.

Incredible – something so amazing that it is hard to believe.

Grammar

Not many people know Navajo, such as an owl of the plane – such as saying “owl” for a plane
— Not many people know Navajo, and this made it even harder to understand the code, which used Navajo words for things like “owl” to talk about things like “planes.”

On vs. In — A page is flat, so words are “on” a page.
— A book can be opened, so words are “in” a book.

Pronunciation

Navajo – Na – va – ho

Owl – aol